Leiren, Merethe Dotterud and Parks, Louisa
(2014)
When trade unions succeed: cases of blocked liberalisation in the common market.
European Journal of Political Research, 53
(3).
pp. 465-479.
ISSN 0304-4130
Full content URL: http://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12044
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Abstract
Despite the generally accepted weakness of trade unions at the European Union level, an analysis of two high profile cases – the Services Directive and the Port Directive – shows that trade unions are able to mobilise effectively at the European level and, within constellations of actors, crucially impact EU decision making. In contrast to common claims that a lack of access to EU institutions makes such groups powerless, it is argued here that the exclusion of large opposing societal groups from consultations is neither a quick nor a sure fire recipe for dismantling opposition. On the contrary, it politicises the process and may lead to opposing groups mobilising in more contentious ways.
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